getting the haze out

[arlon]

I shot this pic through a window and it had a lot of "haze" in the shot. I simply opened it in PS elements, enhance, adjust lighting, levels. In levels, simply slide the left (black) slider to the right until the haze is gone.. 30 second operation..

Feel feel to copy the haze picture onto your machine and try it.


Hazy pic:


Haze gone.

[cyber3d]

pretty good. one would never know it was so bad.

[TheEagleSpirit]

thanks for sharing, will have to try this

[Edborstein]

I never would've known that it was originally a foggy pic.

That said, it looks like after the processing, it became a bit more pixelated, and soft, as far as focus-- Is that the effect of the processing, or just what the photo is like?

[wulf]

If you start off with a hazy picture like this you can add contrast but you can't add back in the detail that was lost - that's why it looks more pixelated and has some odd patches of colour. Focus might have been off anyway, as the camera was trying to figure out things through a window.

A good save though and, to be honest, most images can benefit from a bit of a wash-up although it always helps if you don't start with such a disadvantageous position to overcome.

Wulf

[Dizdazdoz]

That is a really good tip. Thanks.

[arlon]

Soft pic/etc is because it was shot with a cheap P&S camera through a dirty double pane commercial office window.

[Btdown]

I often get a haze in my pictures caused by condensation on the lens. Here in Florida if have my camera in the car with the air conditioning on, and then jump out to take a pic, the change in temperature causes condensation on the lens. It's a pain, but if I know I'm going somewhere to take pictures, I'll roll the windows down, or leave plenty of time after I arrive to equalize the temps before I start shooting.